Werewolves in Uniform: 2003 Yukos & Khodorkovsky News Footage | Rights‑Managed Stock Video – TVDATA.TV
Clip ID RUS_YUKOS_30 — “Werewolves in Uniform” News Special (2003)
Runtime: 09 min 12 sec (contin.) Language: Russian with burnt‑in English subtitles Source Master: DigiBeta 25 fps → 4K ProRes HQ Aspect / Audio: 4:3 PAL • Mono 16‑bit/48 kHz Rights: Rights‑Managed. Worldwide. All media. Term negotiable.
Story Synopsis
Recorded in summer 2003—just weeks before Mikhail Khodorkovsky’s dramatic arrest—this English‑subtitled TV report captures the national mood of suspicion toward “werewolves in uniform,” a contemporary Russian slang term referring to allegedly corrupt police or security officers.¹
“Werewolves in uniform” is a direct translation of the Russian phrase «оборотни в погонах» (“werewolves in shoulder straps”). In early-2000s reportage it became shorthand for corrupt law-enforcement and security officials who used their official powers for personal gain—police, FSB investigators, tax inspectors, etc. The idea is that, like werewolves, they appear respectable in uniform but “transform” into criminals after hours.
Key Shot List
Vox‑pop pedestrians holding tabloids with Khodorkovsky’s face.
“The public has been shocked by werewolf players, as well as werewolves in uniform…”
“Someone is now saying that it is impossible to earn 1,000,000 honestly in Russia.”
“Footage from President Vladimir Putin’s latest meeting with Russian businessmen…” “Some other oil companies, such as Yukos, have excess reserves. How did she get them?”
Full time‑coded SRT available upon request; included with license.
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The public has been shocked by werewolf
players, as well as werewolves in
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uniform, for 24 hours now.
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Someone is now saying that it is
impossible to earn 1,000,000 honestly in
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Russia.
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Some people have a hard time
understanding why the case of the fourth
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year was only remembered now.
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[Transcript continues… full SRT available]
Editorial Themes Covered
Public distrust of officials (“werewolves in uniform”).
Private‑sector vs. Kremlin power struggle.
Early warning signs of the Yukos tax case.
Oil price diplomacy and OPEC pressure on Russia.
Ideal Uses
Documentaries on Putin’s Russia • Business ethics case studies • News retrospectives • Classroom coursework on post‑Soviet economics.
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¹Term quoted verbatim from 2003 Russian media reports. TVDATA.TV provides archival material in its original context and does not endorse or verify the allegations expressed.
